When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of (A)the fourth living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, (B)a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill (C)with sword and with famine and with pestilence and (D)by wild beasts of the earth.

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The Vision of the Fourth Seal Opened

When the lamb[a] opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Go!” I looked, and there was a pale green horse! Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades[b] followed him. They were given authority over one-fourth of the earth to kill people using wars, famines, plagues, and the wild animals of the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 6:7 Lit. he
  2. Revelation 6:8 I.e. the realm of the dead